Spent most of the day cleaning the other half of the condo. I have to admit that it's not to hard to clean here and I actually could clean the whole place in about 2-3 hours except for the dripping wet factor. Therefore, I do a little and come out on the gallery(deck) and cool off and go back for more, so in 4 or 5 of these sessions, I get one floor cleaned. If I do 1 floor a day every few weeks, it's not too bad.

Rick spent most of the day revising yet another resume for a teaching position at one of the private secondary schools on the island. I know it's something he would really like to do. I think th4e hardest part of leaving Idaho for him, was to give up teaching at BYUI, but even if hired tomorrow, that position probably won't start until September. Aaarrg, we need work now. Patience, patience, patience. I can be patient. I hope our finances can.

We had Brother and sister Babcock over for dinner tonight. Really enjoyed ourselves, they are good company, Really nice people, but also the Spirit is strong with them and that is always special.

Keep praying for us to find work and for our friends and family.

After the rain storms moved out last weekend it got incredibly quiet. By quiet I mean there was no wind at all,not the slightest breeze and then it really felt hot. We were still able to sleep at night and all but we really needed the ceiling fans. The ocean was really calm, just the slow roll of the current no waves, it was almost a little eerie. Then this morning there was a quick shower and the wind is back and it really helps to cool our place off. It is pleasant to sit on the gallery(deck) again. I wave a fond goodbye to the doldrums.

Had a pleasant visit on the phone with Rachel today, unfortunately it was because she was home from work. Her back in bothering her. Tomorrow she will see a chiropractor. Hope she can get some relief, it's a long way to the end of November and the birth of her new baby for her to wait for freedom from pain.

The news tonight about our dear friend's grandson is not good. He has cancer throughout his little body. They plan to treat him with chemo. Our hearts break for them and this brave little guy who has to endure so much.

Keep praying!

I was having a bit of a difficult day today, don't know why. Two weeks ago a bridge fell out of my mouth, I had to find a dentist to cement it back in. I think I got some food caught under the bridge, because today my mouth around it was all swollen and sore. This made me crabby, really crabby. Then I was too hot and got more crabby. Hence, a difficult day.

We did sell our '91 Subaru, back in Idaho, today. Didn't get as much as we were hoping but we did get a fair price for a 19 year old car. A friend (actually our former Bishop) went over to the dealer who bought it and picked up the check and put it in our bank for us. All of this and I was having a difficult day. I have since repented and realized how blessed we are.

We got some difficult news last night. The three year old grandson of some good friends of ours, back in Idaho, apparently has cancer. The initial diagnosis does not sound too good(what could be good about a 3 year old having cancer). We are just sick about this news. Our prayers are with them, but being so far away we feel so helpless to even offer comfort. These are people who have strong testimonies of how much Heavenly Father loves them, but this still has to be a very heartbreaking thing to deal with.

No matter what, keep praying!

Another Sunday and after church we really took it easy, both of us took naps. for the rest of the day we just lazed around an read. Did SKYPE with Rachel and Macy later in the day, it's so good to talk to them and to be able to see them. It was more of a novelty with Macy in the beginning, but it's still fun for us.

Got some sad news about friends of ours in Idaho tonight, need to keep them in our prayers. It's hard when you know those that you care about are having trouble and your so far away.

This next week we get a job. Keep praying.

Finally had a real Saturday, in other words we just goofed off. Went to the pool first thing in the morning to work out. Then came home got ready and went to the beach to play. Went to the beach at the Divi Carina Resort. There is no such thing as a private beach on St. Croix, so all of the resorts have to open their beaches to the public. They have parking and generally a walkway through to the beach. It was really nice. Rick snorkeled quite a bit, I just played in the water and sat on the beach, but all in all a real relaxing day. Later we went to K-Mart for some much needed cleaning supplies, so you know what I'll be doing on Monday. Looking forward to church tomorrow, Rick is speaking in Sacrament Meeting, it should be interesting. It feels good to go to church and get the Spiritual Batteries recharged.

I really have the feeling that Rick will have some employment this next week, just keep praying.

We got over one more hurdle. Late last night Rick worked out the deal on the Dodge Durango. We are going to rent it from this guy for less than one weeks rental costs, from the rental car agencies. We will take care of minor repairs(it may need a new battery) and he will cover the registration, inspection, insurance, etc. Of course we have to keep our insurance up for his to be effective, but while we still own the Honda, we need to do that anyway. He hopes to have it all taken care of by next week, so we still have one more week on the rental car, but this is finally coming together. So grateful for Brother Octiavianni, for his help with this.

Now we're free to concentrate on a job. Keep praying.

More job searching today, more contacts, nothing definite yet. We may have found a car. A member of our Branch Presidency is keeping a car for a friend who went back to the states, he got us in contact with the guy and he can't really sell the car(used it for collateral for a loan, for more than it's worth) but he's willing to rent it to us for less than half of what the "rental" car is. It needs some minor work, so we're going to offer to pay a little less than he's asking monthly but take care of the minor repairs. Hopefully within 90 days we can get something of our own, but this will work in the meantime. Unfortunately the car is a Dodge Durango, my least favorite car, but hey, it's a deal that works, I deal with that.

Praying for that job opportunity. Have the potential for an entrepreneurial deal that we need to check out tomorrow, not too excited about going back into business for ourselves, but if this is the path the Lord has for us, we don't want to be stupid. We'll see what happens.